# NTSB NYC77FA084: Dehavilland DHC-2, N67690, Morrisville, PA, August 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Morrisville, PA · MORRISVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2076° N, 74.7803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2076&lon=-74.7803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2000  77/8/19    MORRISVILLE,PA      DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 6875
        TIME - 1500                    N67690              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TITUSVILLE,PA              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ALCOHOL LVL 0.149 PCT,TISSUE FLUID.STRUCK CATENARY LINES OF AMTRAK RAILROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67690](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67690-1977-11-03), registration cancelled 1977-11-03, S/N 564437 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (registry code 2800105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770819027859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819027859A), Aug 19, 1977: Dhav DHC2MK1, PA, Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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